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> In liberal democracies, we expect our representatives to pass only laws that have low ambiguity Do we really? UK law is full considerations like what would
by ClumsyPilot 2y ago
> In liberal democracies, we expect our representatives to pass only laws that have low ambiguity
Do we really?
UK law is full considerations like what would a ‘reasonable’ person do.
Also full of terms that are ambiguous - loitering for example.
- throwaway2037 2y agoJeez, no kidding. Think about criminal sentencing guidelines. Not all circumstances are the same.
- JAlexoid 2y agoUK, just like the US, legal system is a Common Law system. They are bound by history, with all of the caveats that come from that system. Most of liberal democracies use Civil Law system, where it's a lot more prescriptive in the laws themselves.